Chapter 2

Patty let Emmett and James into the hospice wing but before leading them to Enid’s room Patty stopped and took Emmett’s hand. “Emmy, I have to tell you, your dad is waiting for you. I don’t know if he plans to stay or, I really don’t know if he knows what he is doing.  I know you didn’t deserve what they have dealt you but Em, remember he is losing the only woman he ever loved.   He hasn’t lived without her and he knows he is going to have to figure out something.  You have no reason to be kind but….”

“How can you ask him to do that?” James said, pulling Emmett next to him.

“She’s right. None of this has been easy for him. Your mom struggled a bit, too. Let me go in first, love.”

Emmett hesitated and then stepped forward into the room. James looked at Patty, “He will be alright. Uncle Bennett  would never disturb Aunt Enid as she goes through her last hours.”

“Thank you for letting him stay here tonight.”

“It really wasn’t me.  She told her husband straight out she was spending the night with Emmy and if anyone wanted to join them they were welcome.”

Emmett tapped on the door as he pushed it open. His father sat next to his mom’s bed holding her hand.  She appeared to be sleeping.  He could hear her breath was more of a struggle this evening.  Bennett looked up at his youngest son. “How is she, Daddy?” He walked over and put his hand on his dad’s shoulder but Bennett tensed so he dropped his hand. Em said softly, “You look tired, Daddy.”

“What do you expect? Your mother…”  Enid moaned and Bennett quieted.

“Daddy, I don’t mean to make this harder on you but I had to see her.  I know you don’t understand but….”

“You’re right, I don’t understand.” Bennett stood.

“Daddy….” Bennett turned and Emmett watched him walk out. 

James slipped into the room and, putting an arm around Em, had him sit next to his mom.  He pulled a chair up next to him and sat, holding his hand.

“Is he gone?” A soft voice said from the bed.

“Oh, Mama, did we wake you?”

“No, Emmy, I was awake for a bit.  I love your father but sometimes I just can’t deal with his pain. I know that is bad of me.”

“I won’t tell him,” he took her frail hand.  “Mama, why didn’t you tell me?  I would have been here for you.”

“Oh, my sweet boy, it wasn’t fair to have you come.  I have tried so many times to get your father to understand and no matter how hard I tried, he just …” Enid stopped trying to get her breath.  She finally managed to get out a little more. “Tell me about your James.”

“Oh, Mama, I am so happy with James.  He is the best man I have ever met.” Emmett told her all about him.  He would see her doze from time to time but then she would say, “Tell me more.”

It was after midnight when Emmett left to use the restroom and as soon as Enid knew she was alone with James she said, “James, you love my boy?”

“Oh, yes,  I do Mrs. Honeycutt.  And my mother loves him like a son, too.  He will always have a family with us.”

“Thank you.  That is all I needed to know.  I failed him but at least I know…”

“He loves you.  Just knowing you love him is all he needs.”

It wasn’t long after Em returned did Enid say, “James, please go get Patty.”  He stood and nodded, leaving them alone.

“Emmett, Patty will call the whole family in, now. I needed to know you were going to be alright and it is obvious you have found your family.  I hope your family will always be part of it but I know you have found love.  That is all a parent needs to know. I love you, Emmett.”

“Oh, Mama, I love you so much.”

“I am sorry I didn’t know how to fix this.”

“It wasn’t your fault.”  James walked up behind him and led him away as several family members came flooding in. As soon as he could, Em walked out the door with James right behind him.  They went to the end of the hall and James pulled him close.

“Are you alright, my love?”

“I am.  I know life will never be the same.  My mama is going to heaven but I heard her say she loved me. That is all I needed to hear.  Did she say anything to you?”

“I have her blessing.  She said she could see I loved you.  And she wasn’t wrong. I promised I would take care of you for the rest of my life.”

Emmett and James kissed in each other's arms in  the corner.  As they kissed, footsteps approach.  “Uncle Emmett? I’m sorry to interrupt.” 

Emmett stepped away from James.  It was hard to see the face of the teenage boy in the shadows.  “I’m sorry.  The light here is really poor.”

“It’s Ok.  You haven’t seen me since I was a little kid.  You always sent me some money at Christmas.  I’m…”

“You’re Nathan.  You have to be out of high school by now.”

“Ya, I just finished culinary school.  I hear that you have a catering business.”

“I do, Nathan.”

“Uncle Em, can I come live with you? I’m not like the rest of the family.  I’m like you.”

Emmett walked over and hugged his nephew, “Now is probably not the best time to talk about this but I promise, we will.  Before we go home we will talk.”

“Thank you. Grandma said you would help me find my place.  She was proud of your success. She always said you were your own person the way she never felt like she could be.”

From the room down the hall something had obviously changed.  Soft weeping could be heard and Emmett knew his mama was at peace.

“Nathan, we are at the hotel around the corner.” He gave him the room number.  “Please let me know what is going on with the services.  I’m not saying they will keep me out but they may not know exactly where two find us.  We don’t want to cause your grandpa any extra stress so just let us know what’s going on.”

“Sure Uncle Em.  I’ll come by later or earlier or… you know what I mean.”

Emmett kissed his nephew’s cheek. “We’ll talk to you later.” Em and James walked back to the hotel and dropped into bed where James held Emmett as he wept, partly for his mother’s death but partly for having this time with her.

James had texted Justin when they had arrived at the hotel so as Brian and Justin rode to the airport they were glad they had scheduled the trip when they had. “I wish I knew how last night went.  I hope he got to spend some time with her,” Justin said leaning against Brian, kissing his jawline. “From what I got, it went as well as it could have.  We are staying at the same hotel in the suite across from them.”

“I hope this suite is more than a flat screen TV across from a double bed.” Brian mumbled. 

“Don’t you like sleeping close to me?” Justin gently set his hand in Brian’s lap.

“It could be perfect if it was an extra long single.” He thrust his crotch into Justin’s hand.  “I just hate having my feet hang off the end. However, you can keep your hand where it is the rest of the day.”

“Oh, don’t tempt me, young man,” Justin turned to face Brian, straddling his lap and after Justin rubbed his crotch against Brian for 30 minutes both were barely clinging to sanity.  He was so glad they had arrived at the airport early enough to drag Brian into the family restroom so they could make love as he supported himself against the sink.  They then cleaned up and went through security and went to their gate to board. As they sat down in their first class seats Justin interlinked his fingers with Brian and he softly said, “I love you, Brian.”

“I love you, too, Sunshine.”  He brought his lips to Justin’s just as the wheels lifted off.

James answered the knock on the door, expecting it to be room service, and found Nathan standing there. “I hope I’m not too early.”

“No, not at all.  Come in. I’m James Augastin.”

“You are as beautiful as I thought you were.  Where did Uncle Em find you?”

James had to smile.  This young man was very similar to his uncle.  He had his over the top personality but with a heart of gold. “Em is in the shower.  I thought you were room service.  You are welcome to eat with us.  I ordered all kinds of food.  I’m afraid I have quite an appetite.”

“It is obvious you work out enough to burn off anything.”

“I do enjoy that but I also work hard.  I am not the office type. I prefer to be outside.”

“Who are you talking to, Jamesy?” Emmett walked out into the main room fresh out of the shower, belting his robe as he came in. “Oh, Nathan, how are you doing?” Em hugged his nephew. “They haven’t already planned everything have they?”

“No, but they are going to the funeral home right after lunch today.  There isn’t much to do.  Grandma has everything decided. If you want to be there to make the last couple…”

“As long as I can be at the service, I don’t want to cause any issues.  It isn’t worth it.”  There was another knock on the door and James answered it. 

Soon the three men were sitting around the small table and cart.  James hadn’t lied.  There was enough food for at least four people. Emmett caught up with his nephew while James ate quietly, touching Emmett’s cheek or shoulder just to show support.

“Nathan, you could have contacted me.  Was it horrible for you?”

“I would never say it was easy but it wasn’t nearly as bad for me, from what I heard.  People are finally more accepting. Grandma always felt so bad that you didn’t feel accepted.”

“And I always felt guilty because I made her life so hard. How has my dad been to you?”

“I don’t think he will ever understand either us and….well, he doesn’t understand me being a transexual.  I hope to transition but that isn’t going to happen while I’m here. Do you think I can move up there and then if I can find a job and maybe stay with you for a while?”

“I am sure we can help you out.  We can help you get on your feet and I am sure my friends will be able to help out.  You can stay with us but their pool house is empty right now so I am betting you could stay there.”

“Pool house?”

“They have a great place. We have the caretaker’s house and James’ mom helps with the kids.”

“Kids?”

“You will meet Justin and Brian soon.  Their plane is landing in a few minutes. They have the two most adorable boys, Gus and Aaron.  In fact, if you like kids they might be able give you some work.  Tracy has been helping with the house and helping me with my business but she is looking for full time work in a restaurant.  This might work out well for all of us.”

“Oh, do you really think so?”

“Ya, just let warn you about one thing, don’t ever let Brian see you look at Justin the way you are looking at James. You are about the same age but he has such a possessive streak when it comes to his husband.”

“So this Justin is my age and is already the father of two kids?”

“We’ll tell you the whole story later, just remember that could seriously hurt your chances in our plan if you mess with Brian’s jealousy.”

“That must be some story.”

“It’s an amazing story and all of it is true.”  

James' phone buzzed and he looked at the message.  “They have landed. It will probably be a couple hours before they get here.”

“Well, I will let you two alone.  Thanks for the breakfast and remember you should be at the funeral home at 1:00.  If you want I can hang here while you’re gone so I can greet your friends when they get here.”

“That would probably be a good idea.  I don’t know if they will have eaten this morning.  They tend to live on love some days.” Em smiled.

“Ok, I’ll be here in an hour so you can get there on time.”

James and Emmett neared the funeral home. “Are you alright with this, Emmett?”

“Just don’t leave my side, Jamesy.  I am going to need you.”

“Anytime you want one of them knocked out, just let me know.  All I have to do is think about how they treated…”

“James, I don’t know how I could do this without you.”

“Well, you aren’t going to do any without me.  You are stuck with me.”

“I love you, James.  Let’s go do this. I want to get home and start our new life. We have missed Valentine’s Day but let’s make it a spring wedding.”

“I can’t wait, Em. We are both going to be living the life we deserve.”  They wrapped their arms around each other and their lips met.

“Emmett, what the hell are you doing?”

Emmett turned and looked at the man who walked up. Before Emmett could introduce his brother to James, James pulled Emmett close and said, “He is kissing his fiance. Got a problem with that?”

Emmett’s brother took a step back and walked past them without saying a word. “Damn, it’s hot knowing I have a man like you standing up for me. By the way, that’s Nathan’s dad. He was always very embarrassed that his little brother. Was gay.  At least we should be able to help him out of here.” He intertwined his fingers with James and led the way with a new found spring in his step.

Nathan flipped through TV channels.  He wasn’t sure why he was nervous but he got the feeling this couple that was arriving  could make or break his future.  Would this guy really come after him if he flirted?  He always flirted.  His dad always told him he was just like his uncle. When he was little he thought that was a compliment and then he realized they thought of that as an embarrassment but he didn’t care as he got older, all he could think about was going to go live with his Uncle Em that could help him be himself. Nathan drifted off now, thinking about his grandma and his family.

Brian and Justin pulled up in front of the hotel. As they walked into the lobby it was as if they stepped back in time.  “This place is really nice,” Justin said.  I feel like we just lost 50 years but I love it.”

“Ya, rather than trashing the feel of the place they have upgraded but kept the feel.” Brian kissed Justin’s beautiful face and moved toward the front desk.  He verified their room and was told their friends already had the keys so they moved to the grand staircase and moved upward. They followed the  numbers and got to the end of the hall.  Their luggage would be delivered to their room so they went to Emmett and James’ room. 

Justin knocked, “Hey Em and James, we’re here.” Justin wrapped his arms around Brian and kissed him.

As Nathan walked to the door and opened it he knew this had to be the famous Brian and Justin, and from the first glance he got of them he could see no one had been lying to him. Two of the most beautiful people he had ever seen stood in each other’s arms.

“Oh, I’m sorry.  We thought this was our friends’ suite.”

“You must be Brian and Justin.  Uncle Em and James will be back in maybe half an hour.  I’m Nathan.”

Justin warmly reached out and hugged him, “I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother.  How is Em?”

“He is doing Ok. He got to spend last night with Grandma. I’m sorry, please come in.  They are at the funeral home now.  It shouldn’t take long.  All the arrangements were made by my grandma already. Oh ya, Uncle Em said to offer you some food.  They ordered a bunch of food like muffins and fruit.  They weren’t sure you would have eaten today.”  Nathan kept looking back and forth between the two men. They truly were beautiful. Brian didn’t say much but he was glad he had been warned he would have already been flirting with Justin and he might be dead.”

Brian walked over to the small kitchenette and picked up an apple.  He took a big bite out of it and tossed one to Justin.  “Nathan, I think we will go unpack.  They can get us or text or whatever when they get back.”  Brian walked toward Nathan and placed his hand on his shoulder. “Thanks for being here for Emmett.  He’s a good guy.” He turned to Justin and put his hand on Justin’s ass as he guided him toward the door. 

As the door shut, Nathan sighed, how was he supposed to think about anything other than those two doing what his mind could only imagine.

Brian and Justin found their luggage opened on luggage racks. Brian placed his hand on the back of Justin’s neck and pulled him close. Justin didn’t resist.  He stepped into Brian’s arms and Brian pulled him tightly against him as their lips and tongues mixed and mingled. They moved toward the bed and dropped next to each other.

“We should call Gus.  I bet he would like to talk to us,” Justin said as he ran his fingers through Brian’s hair.

“Ya and we should do that before Em and James are back.  Of course,” Brian buried his mouth into the crook of Justin’s neck. “I would rather…”  

“We have all night,” Justin said softly as he pulled out his phone. He called Ronni’s phone and waited.

“DADDY! Which one is it?”

“It is both of us, sweet boy,” Brian replied. 

“How is Uncle Em?”

“We haven’t seen him yet but we should see him very soon. How is your brother? Have you had a good day with Ronni?”

“Aaron is a good boy.  I love my brother.”

“Aaron is so lucky to have you for a big brother,” Justin said.  They chatted for a few more minutes and then they talked to Ronni before lots of hugs and kisses through the phone line and they said goodbye.

“Damn, I miss them already,” Brian commented.

“So do I but at least we have a little time alone.” Justin slipped one leg over top of Brian’s hip and soon they were naked below the waist and each had the other’s cock in his mouth and they feasted.

Emmett and James were pleasantly surprised at the reaction they received.  Nathan’s dad kept away from James after the meeting on the street but most of Emmett’s siblings were at least accepting and some were very warm.  Emmett wished his father would just talk to him but he wasn’t going to push him.  Maybe he would come to visit in a month or two or maybe his dad would come to the wedding so they could really talk. 

“Em, are you ready to go back to the hotel? Brian and Justin should be there by now.”

“It will be good to see them.  I think we need to order dinner in the room and just celebrate my mom’s life.  She deserves it.”

“I totally agree.  Do you have a favorite or we can ask Nathan…”

“I think I know exactly what we’ll order unless Nathan says things changed.” Em and James strolled toward the hotel, arm and arm.  “I think I’ll ask Nathan to give us the night to talk to Brian and Justin about the plan to have him move.” Em’s head dropped on James’ shoulder as they walked up the stairs.

“Should we knock on their door or just let them know we are back?” James asked.

“I have a feeling they may need a few minutes before they are ready to accept visitors.”

“Emmett, I love the way you talk,” James said as he unlocked their door. “Hey, Nathan, did Brian and Justin make it in?”

“Oh hey, ya, they were here for a while but then went across the hall about an hour ago.  You were gone longer than I expected. Is that good or bad?”

“It was good, Nate.  Other than Dad and, well, your dad everyone was very nice.”

“Dad can be a bit….”

“Rude?” James finished the sentence.

“My Jamesy put your dad in his place when he stopped us on the street.  James doesn’t allow anyone to be rude to me….except maybe Brian.” Em kissed James.  “And Brian is Brian.”

They talked a bit before Emmett asked Nathan about dinner. “Nathan, was Grandma’s favorite place still the little bbq place?”

“Yes, it was.  She was just talking about it last week.”

“Well, would you mind picking up one of their family packs, you know that pack that has a little of everything in it.”

“Oh, sure, that’s not a problem.”

“Go ahead and order something for yourself if you like but I think it would be best if it was just the four of us tonight.  I will be able to talk to them about you moving up.”

“Oh, sure, you can always just tell me to get lost.  Lots of people say it to me all the time.”

“Well, I better go anyway.  I will place the order and,” Nate said but then Em interrupted him.

“Oh, take this.”  Emmett handed him his credit card.

“What time do you want to eat?”

“Just have it here by 6:00.  We can warm it if we need to but they have been up a long time.”  With that Nathan walked to the door, Em followed.  

“By the way, those two men are the….”

“I told you.”

“You weren’t lying.”

An hour later Brian and Justin sat on the chair in Em and James’ suite, each with a bottle of beer. Justin was sitting on Brian’s lap as Em and James sat on the sofa.  “So what are we having for dinner?” Brian asked.

“Nathan will be bringing my Mom’s favorite meal. Trust me, you will find something to eat, even if you don’t like it all.”

Brian smiled at Em, “I am sure it will be great.” Justin always loved Brian but when he was letting his inner beauty show he loved him even more. He kissed Brian who took advantage of the situation and bent Justin back over the arm of the chair. When Brian sat back up, Justin was clinging to him. 

There was a knock at the door and soon James had helped Nate in, along with several bags of food.  He also brought in another twelve pack.  

“Thank you, Nathan,” Em hugged his nephew.  I will talk to you tomorrow.  The service will be the next day so we will talk before that.”

“Ok, oh, here’s your card. Thanks for dinner.” And with that Nathan was gone.

“He’s not eating with us?” Brian asked.”

“I think we will be talking about him throughout dinner, if I am not wrong.”

“And you rarely are!” Emmett said.

As they started poking through the bags and containers, filling their plates, Emmett made the proposal.  “Nate wants to come work for me.  He is actually the answer I need.  We all know Tracy is ready to move on.  If Nate can work for me and when I don’t have as much going on I think he would be able to help out in the house. You know Gus will be going to school all day and Nate has a slew of younger siblings.  He knows how to take care of kids.  Between Ronni and Nate they should be able to….”

“Em, Nathan is welcome whether or not he is interested in working for us,” Justin said.  “I have a feeling life hasn’t been easy for him.”

“No, my brother is an asshole and if I can help Nathan it will be worth it and if he doesn’t want to work in my catering I can help him find something he does like.  He can move into our…”

“Fuck no.  You are not having a kid move in with you as you get married soon.”

“Um, Bri, that kid is my age.”

“Sunshine, no one is your age.”  Brian snatched a hush puppy out of Justin’s hand and popped it into his mouth.  “Em, this food is not something I would eat often but it is SO good.”

“I told you and you have to save room for the banana pudding,” Em smiled. The four men talked and nibbled the next hour.  Then James and Brian took a walk to pick up a bottle of whiskey.

“Em, how are you doing, really?” Justin smiled and dropped down next to his friend. 

“I’m alright.” Emmett wrapped his arms around Justin. “It was so nice having time with her. I knew she loved me but I’m glad she knows I knew.  I knew you would be willing to help Nate.”

“Of course we are. We have plenty of space and there is always work to do. And you know Ronni can always mother another boy.”

Em laid his head in Justin’s lap and Justin combed his fingers through Em’s hair. “It may not make sense but I will miss her so much.” Emmett started crying softly and Justin wrapped his arms around him and that’s where Brian and James found them.  

Justin immediately locked eyes with Brian.  “Ya, ya, he gets a pass but I am ready to go to bed. We were up early.”

“That sounds like a good idea,” Justin said.  “Tomorrow is a free day, right? If you want the day alone that is absolutely fine.  If you want us to do some things with you, let us know.”

Brian wrapped his arms around Justin from behind, “Ya, what he said.” Brian’s mouth found its way to the crook of his neck.

“Ummm, that feels….time to go to bed.”  

Em rushed over and grabbed a container of the banana cream pudding.  I have a feeling you will figure out something to do with this at some point tonight.  I know I have plans with our container.”

“Now that is a very good idea,” Brian said as he grabbed the dessert and pushed Justin out the door.

Brian pinned Justin against the door to their suite, kissing him as he fumbled to get into their room. Soon the door popped open behind them and they nearly ended up on the floor. Brian grasped at Justin saving him from falling backward and after tossing the container of pudding on the table, he pulled Justin close.  All of the sudden Brian was starving, not for food but for every inch of his husband. It wasn’t long before both of the men were naked. The men made a nest of blankets on the rug before the fireplace. Justin made sure he grabbed the container along with a couple spoons.  They were both very involved. Brian pinned Justin under him as his hand slid down Justin’s cock but it was only a few strokes before Justin flipped and was then sitting across Brian’s hips and in some miracle move, managed to grab a handful pudding and smeared it down Brian’s chest. 

Justin slid his hands up Brian’s arm, leaving a trail of pudding up the one under his sticky hand. He then began dipping his head, dragging his tongue through the pudding and then moved his mouth up to Brian’s, sharing some of the cool cream in his mouth and then went back for more. Soon Brian was arching as Justin’s mouth kept busy moving from his nipples to his navel.  Then there was again a great motion,  Brian flipped Justin off him and now it was his turn to play with the pudding. It was his turn to paint with his fingers. It didn’t take long and his mouth traveled up and down the compact body below him. Brian took Justin’s cock in his mouth.  He took his time but after all the physical touching Justin soon gave Brian an offering.  He shouted loudly as he exploded and then it was only moment’s later when Justin’s legs were draped over Brian’s shoulders and Brian moved into Justin with little hesitation, he moved slowly, wanting to make it last as long as he could but he knew he could resist this man for only a few minutes, and with that, he collapsed on top of Justin in exhaustion.

 Later, as they stood under streaming water, Justin ran soap down Brian’s back.  Brian let himself slump against the shower wall, “Are you alright, Bri? Let’s get out…” Brian turned around and pulled Justin against him. Justin’s arms linked around his waist. “What is it, love?”

Brian kissed him, “I am not sure. It’s not like me to feel…”

“It is just like you to feel for your friends when they are hurting.”

“It just is so fucking stupid that Emmett and his mom obviously loved each other so much but they let others keep them apart.  Hell, I wish he could have every minute with his mom that I had to endure mine.”

“And you can’t imagine leaving either of our boys for any reason and they will never doubt you are always there and will support them in whatever they do.”

“And I will always support their beautiful father.”  Justin turned away from Brian and, supporting himself on the glass wall, he stuck his ass out and Brian wrapped his arm around Justin's shoulders and they made love once more before drying each other off and sliding into bed for the night.

Emmett and James had enjoyed the pudding as much as Brian and Justin had. In the morning they were just out of bed when there was a knock on the door. James jumped up and slipped into a robe.  “Brian and Justin are up early.”  He unlocked the door and threw open the door. “We didn’t expect…”

There stood Bennett Honeycutt. “I want to talk to my son.” As he said it Emmett walked out of the bedroom in a bright red thong. 

“I’m right here,” he walked over and kissed James' cheek. “James, could you go grab me a robe please.”

“Sure, love.” James came back and slipped the robe over his shoulders. “I’ll go shower.  Want me to order some breakfast?”

“Let’s go out.” Em smiled at him.

“I love you, Em.” 

Em blew him a kiss as James shut the door.  “Can I get you a cup of coffee?” Em went over and started a cup for himself.

“No.” he responded sharply but then added, “I already had my cup for the morning.” 

Emmett motioned to a chair and Bennett sat down. Emmett sat down across from him. “How are you doing, Daddy?”

“Emmett, what are your plans?”

“My plans? I plan to go see my mama buried tomorrow and then go back to my life.”

“You aren’t going to turn her memorial into some fruity…”

“Daddy, you should know I would never do anything to disrespect her.  I loved her so much.  You know I missed out on all these years because she had made a commitment to honor and obey you, her husband.  I gave her that because Mama would never have disrespected you in any way.  Too bad you didn’t respect her as much as…”  Emmett stopped.  “And you are my father and I guess I can’t show you disrespect either. 

Bennett walked over to the window and looked out onto the street and Emmett walked up behind him and placed a hand on his shoulder.  “I’m sorry I will never be the man you wanted me to be.  I just can’t be someone I’m not.  But, Daddy, you will always be my daddy and, I can’t change for you but if you ever need anything you are welcome. Bennett mumbled something. “In fact, Daddy, we love for you to come to our wedding.  We don’t have an exact date yet but it will be sometime this spring so if you could come…”  Emmett hugged his father, “I love you, Daddy.”

Bennett looked at his son and opened his mouth but then shut it again before walking out of the room.  James came out of the bedroom and put his arms around Em.  He hadn’t heard the conversation but it was obvious what was included. “Are you alright, Em?”

“I’m ok.  Jamesy will you just hold me for a few minutes before we go to breakfast.”

“I would hold you the rest of your life if you want me to.”

“I want you to. Oh, I want you to.”

They ended up spending the day inside the room.  James told Brian and Justin about Bennett’s visit and Brian and Justin decided to take a little side trip for the day so James and Emmett could have time, just the two of them.  

Brian and Justin found a lovely small park and they called the boys.  Soon they were walking around and showing Gus pictures of the playground and soon they were going down slides and  Justin swang while Brian captured it for Gus.  Gus giggled and made his daddies promise to take him to a park the first nice day they had in Pittsburgh.  They let him know how much they missed them and that they would be home in two sleeps.

“Damn but I miss them,” Brian said and then he noticed Justin’s eyes, “Ah, Sunshine, only a couple more days and we will have our boys back in our arms.”

“I know, Bri.  I just can’t believe how much it hurts to be away from them.”

“Well, I think the break was good for us but, I agree.  I don’t want to be gone this long for a long time. What do you say we go back to the hotel and make good use of the time alone.”

“I like the sound of that!  Brian, I love you.”

“I love you, too, Sunshine.”